Drug-Related Crime in City of Cape Town
SAPS recorded 64,542 drug-related crime cases across 63 City of Cape Town precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, up 19.5% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 63% of the Western Cape's 101,774 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 16,680 drug-related crime cases, up 10.2% vs Jan–Mar 2025.
Ranked by precinct below.
Note: Raw reported counts — not adjusted for population. Precincts serving more residents will naturally report more cases.
City of Cape Town drug-related crime trend
Drug-Related Crime by precinct in City of Cape Town
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Top 15 of 63 precincts shown; full list in the table below. Sorted by Apr 2025–Mar 2026 count.
All City of Cape Town precincts
| Precinct | Apr 2025–Mar 2026 | vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Mitchells Plain | 6,339 | +14.4% |
| Cape Town Central | 5,840 | +38.5% |
| Delft | 3,929 | +7.1% |
| Atlantis | 2,981 | +31% |
| Lentegeur | 2,864 | +4.9% |
| Steenberg | 2,374 | +15.6% |
| Kleinvlei | 2,325 | +20.7% |
| Grassy Park | 2,222 | +35.2% |
| Kraaifontein | 2,217 | -5.7% |
| Bishop Lavis | 1,901 | +29.9% |
| Strand | 1,896 | +5.1% |
| Khayelitsha | 1,832 | +0.9% |
| Gugulethu | 1,802 | +9.1% |
| Wynberg | 1,742 | +33.5% |
| Manenberg | 1,720 | +18.8% |
| Nyanga | 1,591 | +10.3% |
| Mfuleni | 1,515 | +26.1% |
| Philippi | 1,270 | +3.8% |
| Athlone | 1,177 | +20.6% |
| Elsies River | 1,137 | +46.1% |
| Bellville | 1,133 | +22.6% |
| Parow | 1,057 | +13.4% |
| Ravensmead | 924 | +60.7% |
| Durbanville | 913 | +22.2% |
| Harare | 881 | +31.7% |
| Muizenberg | 822 | +120.4% |
| Kuilsrivier | 820 | +1.1% |
| Milnerton | 757 | +38.6% |
| Philippi East | 716 | +9% |
| Sea Point | 629 | +40.1% |
| Kensington | 604 | +61.5% |
| Belhar | 597 | +24.4% |
| Lingelethu-West | 536 | +94.9% |
| Goodwood | 514 | +35.3% |
| Table View | 503 | +17.5% |
| Langa | 475 | +21.5% |
| Lwandle | 460 | +84% |
| Woodstock | 434 | +6.1% |
| Somerset West | 387 | +3.5% |
| Makhaza | 386 | +25.7% |
| Strandfontein | 286 | +4% |
| Samora Machel | 261 | -5.8% |
| Lansdowne | 204 | +12.1% |
| Claremont | 197 | -17.9% |
| Bellville South | 156 | -0.6% |
| Gordons Bay | 144 | +27.4% |
| Macassar | 137 | +24.5% |
| Dieprivier | 117 | +46.3% |
| Maitland | 114 | +67.6% |
| Bothasig | 97 | +59% |
| Kirstenhof | 93 | +22.4% |
| Ocean View | 74 | +1.4% |
| Brackenfell | 71 | +82.1% |
| Fish Hoek | 69 | -10.4% |
| Hout Bay | 68 | +47.8% |
| Mowbray | 68 | -10.5% |
| Pinelands | 49 | +32.4% |
| Melkbosstrand | 47 | +74.1% |
| Philadelphia | 30 | +30.4% |
| Camps Bay | 18 | -58.1% |
| Simon's Town | 9 | -59.1% |
| Table Bay Harbour | 6 | -14.3% |
| Rondebosch | 5 | -86.5% |